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Wappingers Central School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,578 students in Wappingers Central School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle Schools in Wappingers Central School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the New York public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 38% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
15 Schools
1,656 Schools
# Students
10,289 Students
889,568 Students
# Teachers
717 Teachers
84,014 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Wappingers Central School District, which is ranked #345 of all 1,017 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 94% has increased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#344 out of 1020 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
83%
78%
Graduation Rate
94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.54
0.73
# American Indian Students
5 Students
6,890 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
414 Students
78,879 Students
% Asian Students
4%
9%
# Hispanic Students
2,303 Students
261,701 Students
% Hispanic Students
22%
29%
# Black Students
755 Students
178,523 Students
% Black Students
7%
20%
# White Students
6,549 Students
332,953 Students
% White Students
64%
38%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
2,164 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
261 Students
28,638 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
128
8,272
# Students in K Grade:
663
25,405
# Students in 1st Grade:
702
27,225
# Students in 2nd Grade:
695
26,902
# Students in 3rd Grade:
718
27,296
# Students in 4th Grade:
716
28,343
# Students in 5th Grade:
780
43,302
# Students in 6th Grade:
790
155,845
# Students in 7th Grade:
764
186,412
# Students in 8th Grade:
810
190,934
# Students in 9th Grade:
828
40,985
# Students in 10th Grade:
911
36,781
# Students in 11th Grade:
870
34,389
# Students in 12th Grade:
880
33,539
# Ungraded Students:
34
23,938
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,360 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,353. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,187 is less than the state median of $32,230. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$251 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$259 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,360
$31,353
Spending / Student
$25,187
$32,230
Best Wappingers Central School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Van Wyck Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
6 Hillside Lake Rd
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
(845) 227-1700
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
(845) 227-1700
Grades: 7-8
| 843 students
Rank: #22.
Wappingers Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
30 Major Macdonald Way
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
(845) 298-5200
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
(845) 298-5200
Grades: 7-8
| 735 students
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